I'm sitting by myself in Oneonta, New York
Typing rhymes on my MacBook, getting to work
I put my headphones on and hide behind the screen
Because the world is mercurial, the world is mean
I'm sick of all these boring people, so I'm
In the fast lane, writing rhyme after rhyme
I hide inside the gigs of the music and the data
Shotcalling, Myspace falling, peace world, I'll see you later
Hey, I'm sitting by myself in the Springs, Colorado
Well, not alone, with my shadow I battle
Thoughts from the cattle, so I dig in my saddle
Deflect the mess with my Atari paddle
Control the flow, these bits is second nature
Pay for what I make by pushing data
Thank the maker, blow out like a circuit breaker
Check my Facebook, man, I'll see you later
I'm sitting by myself in Oneonta, New York
Typing rhymes on my MacBook, getting to work
I put my headphones on and get lost in the web
I never liked reality, I'll stay in mine instead
I'm over all the boring, dejected, bitter people
Who run to their dealers, their troughs, and their steeples
I reign supreme in my rhythmic paradise
I killed a demon with my lyrics, and it feels very nice
Hip-hop integration, the iGeneration
With tech, I hit the streets from the net
Now this net vet get props and respect
'Cause I knew what I was doing in the '80s, bet
The computer saved hip-hop, made hip-hop, played hip-hop
So I return the favor, tell 'em how computers are their savior
Like hip-hop gave us this gift, the greatest
I studied hip-hop 'cause I had to, I had no choice
I needed an identity, I needed a voice
So I found my salvation in the Run-DMC
The KRS, Nas, and Public Enemy
You can take the rapper out the British punk show
But you can't take the punk show out the rapper, yo
So I'm D.I.Y. 'til I die, this is why, when I try
You'll probably see me smiling when you see me flying straight on by
I'm sitting by myself in that San Francisco
Well, not alone, 'cause I'm 'bout to spit flows
With my friend Lars that I met 'cause of music
And if I wasn't rapping, then I'd feel abused, kid
Since I found music, I never had solitude
It will never beat on me or call me names
It will never cheat on me or play those games
It will always be loyal and never change
Kick it with the Rondo, spitting in the studio
Blocking out the world when I'm feeling kinda moody, yo
Getting into paradise, I'm the nerdy Coolio
'Cause I got a gift, and I feel it is my duty, yo
Got the fame now, came up from dumb luck
And they all know I'm the ish like 2 Girls 1 Cup
They all know that I'm styling on the interweb
And they all pressing repeat just to hear what I said
I'm the best, man, I did it
(And they all pressing repeat just to hear what I said)
I'm the best, man, I did it
(And they all pressing repeat just to hear what I said)
Now I'm sitting alone, not a stone's throw from the bone show
That I don't seek to star in, already went too far in that direction
A goodly chunk of life span spent, rap for half of it
Hadn't had an epiphany yet, if I do, it's on set
Getting attributed to this, though
Sitting by myself in San Luis Obispo
Trying to thumb a ride to the castle keep
Where the rich man dwelled with his cash piled deep
Where his crimes wouldn't leap from obscurity to prominence
Pen a rhyme while I hitchhike the beat's ominous
Wi-Fi on the lot maybe don't get picked up
In the middle of a lyric you don't want to interrupt
As you fly past descended holograms digital
Cars and trucks are simulated by the quizzical
GPU who wonders why the threads would intermingle
The roadside and the rhyming, the B-sides and the single
Alright, that was a good freestyle battle, but you know what
I'm saying, I'mma have to give it to, my vote, I'mma have to
Give it to E-Dubble, 'cause he really represented, he stepped
Up, even though he messed up a couple of times, he stepped up
Oh, this your boy Jay Dub, and um, I'mma have to go with my boy Emmie
'Cause he held it down, he didn't have no mistakes, you know what
I'm saying, he went straight off the brain, he held it down, let's go
Yeah, this 8-14, of course, but yeah, both of '
Em did good, but I give it to Emmie, 'cause he did great
